English Essay on “Radio Revolution” English Comprehension-Paragraph-Speech for Class 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 CBSE Students and competitive Examination.

Radio Revolution

India’s remote areas, rural areas and far flung hamlets remains connected to the rest of the country through their radio sets or transistors. They remain in touch with news and information. The people do not feel isolated. Where there is no TV, telephone or mobile services, the radio is the only hope.

The people listen to current affairs, discussions, educative talks, news, songs, dramas, lectures, weather forecast, addresses to the nation by the president or prime minister, devotional music etc. on their radio sets. It helps them keep abreast of the times by ears. The people in remote areas spend most of their spare time glued to the radio sets. Some even carry their transistors in fields, on bullock carts or while cycling away.

Today the radio sets are very cheap and transistors are so handy that they have caught the fancy of everyone men, women and children. This friendly chatted gadget has proved bonanza to millions, both manufactures and the users. Broadcasts over radio have benefited students, teachers, panchayat people, farmers, fishermen and soldier’s stations in forward posts. Most of the developing countries including India are using radio broadcast for long distance education and weather warnings. The radio has enabled the farmers to grow three or four crops a year by listening to Kisan broadcast. They have better crops and cattle since various problems related to them are discussed in broadcasts providing useful tips on remedial measures.

The rural folk through broadcast learn about improved seeds, manures, fertilizers, pesticides, irrigation systems and implements for water and energy conservation. Largely accurate advance weather forecast have proved a boon to the people engaged in agriculture.

City people, who are prisoners of multiplexes, cable TV and internet cannot even imagine how the humble radio-set is revolution sing the countryside.

Questions

  1. How do people in remote areas keep themselves informed of the latest news?
  2. Which radio network broadcast programmes for the farmers?
  3. Which sections of people benefit most from the radio broadcasts?
  4. Through broadcast what do farmers learn about?
  5. What the developing countries are using broadcasts for?

Answers

  1. The people in the remote areas hear news on their radio or transistor sets.
  2. All India Radio broadcast progrmmes of the interests of the farmers.
  3. Students, fishermen, farmers and soldiers benefit most from the broadcast.
  4. The broadcast inform farmers about weather forecast, manures, improved seeds, fertilizers, useful agricultural implements, crops, pesticides and solutions too crop and cattle or sheep related problems.
  5. The developing countries like India are using radio broadcast for long distance education.

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